Bethesda Car Accident Lawyer

Being in a car accident can change your life overnight. Even minor crashes can cause painful injuries, emotional distress, and costly property damage, while serious crashes often result in permanent disability or wrongful death. The aggressive attorneys of Whitney, LLP focus on holding reckless drivers accountable for their actions, while pursuing the greatest compensation possible for the injury victims we represent.

At Whitney, LLP, we bring a nuanced and strategic legal approach to each car accident case we work on, which has enabled us to recover compensation for numerous clients during our many years practicing personal injury law. We are proud to serve the people of Bethesda, MD, including but not limited to the communities of Bannockburn, Bradley-Manor Longwood, Carderock Springs, Edgemoor, Glen Echo, Kenwood Park, Wood Acres, and Wyngate.

We provide confidential initial consultations completely free of charge, so call our law offices today at (410) 583-8000 to start discussing your accident with our knowledgeable car accident attorneys. You will not be charged any fees for your consultation.

Intersections, Highways, and Major Roads in Bethesda, MD

Crashes and collisions can occur on any type of road, in any type of setting. However, some environments are more prone to accidents than others. Interstate highways, state highways, county roads, and the major transportation arteries of towns and cities are all examples of settings where crashes are likely to happen, simply because these types of environments tend to feature high speed limits, congested traffic lanes, and impatient, aggressive commuters.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, nearly two thirds of all Maryland car accident fatalities in 2013 occurred in urban settings. Just over one third occurred in rural settings, while a tiny fraction of road settings in fatal accidents were unknown.
Listed below are some of the major roads and highways in and around Bethesda:

Bradley Boulevard/MD Route 191

Burdette Road

Cabin John Parkway

Capital Beltway/I-495

Clara Barton Parkway

Cromwell Drive

Fairfax Road

Greentree Road

I-270

Jones Bridge Road

Landon Lane

MacArthur Boulevard

MD Route 185

MD Route 189

MD Route 355

MD Route 396

MD Route 614

Old Georgetown Road/MD Route 187

River Road/MD Route 190

Sangamore Road

Seven Locks Road

West Cedar Lane

Wilson Lane/MD Route 188

Whittier Boulevard

Due to issues like poor visibility, confusing signage, and faded road paint, intersections can also create hazardous situations for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Some of the busiest intersections in Bethesda include:

Bradley Boulevard and Wilson Lane

River Road and Holton-Arms School

River Road and I-495

River Road and Willard Lane

West Cedar Lane and Rockville Pike

Woodmont Avenue and Montgomery Lane

What Types of Injuries Can a Car Accident Victim Get Compensation For?

Depending on how and why your accident occurred, you may be able to recover compensationyou’re your physical and emotional injuries. Compensation may also be available for property damage to your vehicle and other personal belongings. In order to be awarded compensation, or damages, the plaintiff must be able to prove that four elements were present in the crash or collision:

Duty of Care – Every single driver has a legal responsibility to minimize the risk of death or injury to other people by obeying the rules of the road. This concept is known as the duty of care.

Breach of Duty – This means the defendant somehow failed to live up to his or her duty of care, whether such breach was intentional, reckless, or careless. Some examples of a driver breaching the duty of care include:

Driving while intoxicated by drugs and/or alcohol (DUI/DWI).

Failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign or crosswalk.

Following too closely, or tailgating.

Running a red light.

Speeding.

Causation – The accident must have been caused by the defendant’s actions (or failure to take the necessary actions).

Damages – The accident must have resulted in damages to the plaintiff. Damages can be physical injuries, emotional trauma, and/or financial loss.

If the court finds that the defendant was at fault for the accident, the plaintiff can be awarded various types of damages to help cover his or her costs and losses, including the following:

Emotional distress and psychological trauma

Injury-related home renovations, such as making doorways wide enough for wheelchairs to pass through

Our attorneys have experience investigating a wide range of injuries and medical complications resulting from traffic accidents, with some of the more common crash injuries including:

Bone fractures

Broken noses

Burns

Chest injuries

Hand and wrist injuries

Neck injuries

Scarring and disfigurement

Soft tissue injuries

Spinal cord injury, or SCI

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI

Whiplash

If you were hurt in a car accident in Bethesda or the surrounding towns of Montgomery County, we encourage you to call the law offices of Whitney, LLP at (410) 583-8000 for free, confidential, and straightforward legal advice. Don’t worry about having too many questions, or not knowing where to start. We’re always here to answer your questions, provide you with legal support, and help you understand your rights and responsibilities as an injury victim in Maryland.